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AMA: Drugs are for anthrax, not fear
Doctors should not use antibiotics prophylactically against anthrax unless there is good reason to believe the individual had encountered the germs directly, the American Medical Association advises.
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Retail meats host drug-resistant bacteria
Three studies appear to tie livestock growth promoters to risk of serious human disease.
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Nobel prize: Physiology or medicine
The 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to three researchers who pioneered work in cell division.
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Sperm Protein May Lead to Male Pill
A protein that helps sperm move their tails may be a perfect target for a male contraceptive.
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Mushrooming Concerns
For chefs who savor the flavor of fresh, organic ingredients, what could be better than cooking just-picked mushrooms for dinner? Tricholoma flavovirens–sometimes known in the United States and elsewhere as Tricholoma equestre. Its common name: Man on Horseback. Fred Steven That attitude appears to have gotten a few French gourmands in trouble–big trouble, according to […]
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Vitamin relative may aid stroke repair
Dehydroascorbic acid, a precursor of vitamin C, may help stroke patients retain use of parts of their brain at risk from the blood shut-off caused by strokes.
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Detecting cancer risk with a chip
Researchers can use microcantilevers studded with antibodies that react to prostate specific antigen, or PSA, to analyze blood samples for signs of prostate cancer.
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EMFs in home may limit night hormone
A pair of studies suggests a link, at least in some women, between elevated residential exposure to electromagnetic fields and reduced production of the hormone melatonin.
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Aging cells may promote tumors nearby
Cells that enter a state called senescence in older individuals may stimulate nearby cells to become tumors.
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Chemical Neutralizes Anthrax Toxin
Scientists have created a synthetic compound that, when tested in rats, disables the toxin that makes anthrax lethal.
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Oceans apart, but surgery succeeds
A French group performed the first transatlantic operation when surgeons in New York controlled a robot in Strasbourg, France, which removed a woman's gall bladder.
